To the second reviewer he suggested they “please get in touch with Valve and ask them for a refund – we’d really rather not have people with such backwards views playing our games.”
In his post Rose asked: “Why does Valve allow this?”
Expanding on his frustration in a follow-up, he added: “I’m just so fucking tired with all of this. Valve does nothing to solve it. Everyone can see it’s getting worse and worse. Why haven’t they just put a filter on the term ‘DEI’? Why are they cool with this? It fucking baffles me.”
Other developers responded in agreement, noting that overt Islamophobia and similar prejudiced language flouts Steam’s review rules and can be reported for removal.
The initial review’s explicit objection to the presence of Muslims plainly breaches Valve’s guidance: “Do not direct abuse or insults at other players, developers, or groups.”
As Dan Schumacher of indie roguelike Omelet You Cook told me last month while describing a separate review oddity, “For the vast majority of negative reviews, there’s nothing to be done. Steam allows you to report reviews for being either Abusive or Off Topic … but my understanding is that Steam only removes reviews if it clearly fits one of those categories.” Read more.
Since those complaints appeared, Little Rocket Lab’s recent-review rating has returned to Overwhelmingly Positive, sitting just above its 92% lifetime positive average.
The sequel to one notoriously panned title failed its Steam review process and — after receiving no response from Valve — has been delayed: “Come on Steam, you guys are busting my balls here.”
Source: gamesradar.com
